Movable figure toy



J. GOLD ET AL MOVABLE FIGURE TOY Filed Sept. 2'7, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1'June 1,1926. 1,586,796

' J.GOLDETAL' MOVABLE FIGURE TOY Filed Sept. 27, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented June 1, 1926.

. UNITED STATE err series.

JENNIE GOLD, or BROOKLYN, NE 2031;, AND AGNES H. 0. camera, or UPPERMONTCLAIB, NEW JERSEY.

MOVAB E FIGURE TOY.

Application filed September 27, 1922. SerialNo. 590,762.

Our invention relates to toys, and refers particularly to toys havingmovable extended members.

The object of our invention is a device formed in semblance to someobject and having extended members capable of life like movement.

lVhile our invention is not limited to dolls or similar objects, we findthat it is particularly well adapted for these purposes.

It is desirable and advantageous that the extended members of a doll,and especially the arms, be capable of a life-like movement as, forinstance, a movement suggestive of an embrace.

It is evident that in order that the arms of a doll have thissuggestedmovement they move from their downwardly extended normal positionupwardly and inwardly 'until the arms meet or cross in an approximatehorizontal plane, thus giving them the movement and appearance of beingused in an embrace.

In order that the extended members, as the arms, should have thismovement it is necessary that they be capable of movement at theshoulder joint as well as between the shoulder and the hands indicativeof an elbow movement.

We have invented means whereby these movements may be accomplished in amost lifelike manner, thus giving the doll additional attractiveness andusefulness.

In a broad way our invention comprises placing within the arms, andobscured from sight, a pliable moving member, such as a cord, which,when pulled, will give the desired movement to the arms, and havingwithin the arms, and obscured from view, a resilient or elastic memberwhich will return the arms-to their normal free downwardly extendedposition when the stress upon the cord or similar member has beenreleased.

While in the above'we refer specifically to arms we do not limitourselves to these particular members as our invention may be I appliedto'the legs or other extended members of a toy.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating modified forms of ourinvention similar parts are designated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 illustrates a doll in normal position.

Figure 2 illustrates the doll with'its arms .in moved position. 7

Figure 3 is a rear view of Figure l 'with the stutfing and the rearwardportion of the covering of the body and arms removed.

Figure 4 is a cross-section through the line &4- of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a cross section through the line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a front plan view of a modified form of our invention innormal position.

Figure 7 is the modified form of our in vention with the arms and legsin moved position.

Figure 8 is a rear view of Figure 6 with the stufiing and the rearwardportion of the covering of the device removed.

Figure 9 is a cross section through the line 9-9 of Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a cross section through the line 101O of Figure 8.

The particular form of the device of our invention shown in Figures 1 to5 inclusive, comprises a doll having the arms, 10 and 11, looselyconnected to the body at the shoulders, so that they will hangdownwardly in a natural position as shown in Figure 1, the arms beingcapable of being bent at the elbows in natural manner.

A. cord, 12, is fixedly attached at 13 to the lower portion of the arm,11, and passes upwardly through the arm, being positioned somewhatinwardly of the forearm portion of the arm, and thence across the back,14, to the central portion thereof, and thence outwardly through theback to the button 15, to which it is attached. A similar cord, 16, isfixed at 17 to the arm, 10, and passes through the arm and outwardlythrough the back, 14, and is attached to the button, 15.

Approximately opposite to the cord, 12, within the arm. 11, is a rubberband or elastic, 18, attachedto thearm at 19 and to'the shoulder at 20.A similar elastic, 21, is attached to the arm, 10,'at 22 and to theshoulder at 23.

A piece of stiffening material, 24, is tastened within the doll.

The operation of the device is lows When the doll is in normal positionthe arms hang as shown in Figures 1 and 3. When the button, 15, ispulled outwardly from the back of the doll, the cords, 12 and I as fol16, are pulled, thus causing the arms to rise and at the same time moveinwardly, 10 and 11, giving the appearance of embracing. lVhen thebutton, 15, is released, the rubbers, or elasties, 1S and 21, which havebeen stretched under the last described operation, through theirelasticity bring the arms back to their normal position.

Figures 6 to 10 inclusive, illustrate a doll of our device in whichmovement is imparted to both the arms and legs.

In this device the arms, 25, 25, have a somewhat horizontal normalposition. Vithin the body of the doll is a stiflening member, 50. Acord, 26, is fastened to each arm, 25, at 27 and extended upwardlythrough the arm and outwardly through a ring 28, in the back, and isattached thereto. A cord 29, is fixedly attached to each leg, 30, at 31and extended upwardly through the leg and outwardly through the ring,28, to which it is attached. A resilient member, 32, of whale-bone,steel, or other suitable material is fastened to each arm, 25, at 33 andto the stiffening member, 50, at 34, maintaining the arms in extendednormal position. A resilient member, 35, is fastened to each leg, 30, at36 and to the stiffening member, 50, at 37 maintaining the legs indownwardly extended normal position.

The cords, 2G, 26, are positioned in approximate t'ront position of thearms, 25, 25, and the resilient members, 32, 32, are positioned inapproximate back position of the arms.

The cords, 31, 31, and the resilient members, 35, 35, are positioned inapproximate back position of the legs.

The normal position of the device is shown in Figure 6. lVhen thebutton, 28, is pulled outwardly, the cords, 26, 26, move the armsinwardly and somewhat upwardly, bending them and causing a movementsuggestive of an embrace. At the same time, the cords, 29, 29, move thelegs backwardly and upwardly, the device being then in the positionshown in Figur 7.

lVhen the button, 28, is released, the resilient members, 32, 32, 35,35, cause the device to assume its normal position as shown in Figure 6.

It is evident that if the cords, 31, 31, be positioned in the frontportion of the legs, when the button, 28, is moved outwardly the legswill curve forwardly instead of backwardly as shown above.

The upward movement of the arms may be varied by the position of thebutton, 28, which, it positioned higher than shown will draw the armsfurther upwardly.

6 have shown the device in the form of a doll, but we do not limitourselves to this particular form as other illustrative devices may beused, nor do we limit ourselves to a soft stuffed device as shown, asjointed members may be similarly employed.

A consideration of our drawings and specification shows that the devicehas a life-like movement, suggestive of an embrace, the arms moving bothforwardly and inwardly.

o do not limit ourselves to the particular size, shape, number,arrangementor material of parts as described as these are given simplyas a means for clearly explaining our invention.

\Vhat we claim is 1. In a doll, in combination. a head; a body; astiil'ening member within the head and the body; extended arm and legmembers; a forwardly and inwardly positioned cord interior of each arm,one end o't which is fixedly attached to the free end part of the arm,the other end of the cord passing outwardly through the body back, botharm cords being attached to each other outward- 1y of the device, sosituated that the outward movement of the cords will cause the arms tomove upwardly and inwardly toward each other, and rearwardly andoutwardly positioned resilient means within each arm capable ofreturning the arm to its normal position when tension is released uponthe cords.

2. In a doll, in COlTlblllfltlOll, a head: a body; extended arm members;extended leg members; a forwardly and inwardly positioned cord interiorof each extended arm member, one end of which is attached to the freeend portion of the arm member. the other end of the cord extendingoutwardly o t the hack of the body; rearwardly and out wardly positionedresilient means within each arm, the outward movement of the cordscausing an upwardly and inwardly movement of the arms; a rearwardly andoutwardly positioned cord interior of each leg. one end of which isattached to the free end portion of the. leg, the other end of the cordextending outwardly of the back of the body, and a rearwardly andinwardly positioned resilient member within each leg, the outwardmovement of the cords causing an upwardly and rearwardly movement of thelegs.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State ot'New York this25th day of September, 1922.

JENNIE GOLD. AGNES H. C. CREMER.

